And build therewith a little cot;

My heart rejoices in the spot

That lies beneath the mountain's side,

Remote, with water well supplied.”

Sumitrá's son his words obeyed,

Brought many a tree, and deftly made,

With branches in the forest cut,

As Ráma bade, a leafy hut.

Then Ráma, when the cottage stood

Fair, firmly built, and walled with wood,